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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What issue did Lalami encounter in her first apartment in L.A.?
(a) A flea infestation.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Mice.
(d) A leaky ceiling.

2. What race does Lalami say constitutes the majority of welfare recipients in "Caste"?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Asians.
(d) Whites.

3. What year did California begin fingerprinting welfare recipients?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1974.
(d) 2014.

4. Why did Lalami decide not to go to HR after she was fired from her first job after grad school?
(a) She could never get in touch with them so finally gave up.
(b) Her boss warned her not to tell anyone.
(c) She did not get along with the head of HR.
(d) She had no concrete evidence to prove her case.

5. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Elizabeth Warren.
(b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Kamal Harris.

6. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?
(a) Race.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gender.

7. What does Christine Blasey Ford accused the Supreme Court nominee of doing?
(a) Trying to bribe her.
(b) Stealing from her.
(c) Lying about his credentials.
(d) Attempting to rape her.

8. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the crack epidemic in the 1980s?
(a) More access to drug treatment.
(b) Drug prevention education became more prevalent in schools.
(c) Mass incarceration of Black men and women.
(d) The stigma against drug addiction was shattered.

9. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He told the columnist to be respectul.
(c) He told Lalami she should do what she is told.
(d) He fired the columnist.

10. What is something Lalami says she and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have in common?
(a) They lived in Koreatown.
(b) They graduated from UCLA.
(c) They have one daughter.
(d) They worked at Channel One news.

11. Lalami states that Trump's Muslim ban was another another attempt to maintain what?
(a) White male privilege.
(b) White demographic dominance.
(c) The English language.
(d) World power.

12. What is something Lalami says all citizens should have access to at the end of "Do Not Despair This Country"?
(a) A living wage.
(b) A furnished home.
(c) A travel stipend.
(d) A nice car.

13. What race does Lalami say are often characterized as constituting the majority of welfare recipients?
(a) Latinx.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) Asians.

14. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

15. What year does Christine Blasey Ford say the event in her testimony occurred?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2012.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Lalami use to describe Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?

2. What does Lalami say happened as a result of the opioid epidemic?

3. In "Caste," what does Lalami cite as an example of policy which worked to oppress the Black vote?

4. What are some things Lalami's says are discussed when a white person commits a mass killing?

5. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?

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